BAY HARBOR — The Village of Bay Harbor is kicking off the weekend with its 20th annual Bay Harbor Arts Festival.

This year, to celebrate its 20th year, the festival is bringing in expanded offerings to create more of a “true festival atmosphere.”

“This is a big year in our opinion,” said Bay Harbor marketing manager Michelle Denise. “We are trying to now turn this into not just an art fair, but a true festival with much more this year including live entertainment, more artists, kids’ activities and more.”

The art aspect of the annual festival remains about the same but will see around 90 different artists from around the country exhibiting their work.

Artists from North Carolina, Utah, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and beyond will all be selling their work in mediums including wood, paint, fiber work, crafts, photography and more.

Alongside the art this year will be a handful of family-friendly events including rotating live music each day, face painting, dance performances, balloon twisting and more.

“On top of all of that we will also have a spirit tent sponsored by Gypsy Vodka as they will be mixing drinks all weekend for guests,” said Denise. “We will also have a wine tent on the other side of the festival and a place for people to sit, relax and enjoy their drinks on the waterfront here.”

Denise is excited for the festival and to bring in more than before to be able to really showcase local, regional and national talent through Bay Harbor.

“I hope people really get to experience Bay Harbor as it and the festival are so beautiful,” she said. “You will be able to look down Main Street and see all of the artists’ booths, hear music, maybe go into a few of our new shops and restaurants and make a fun day out of it.”